Severable multiple unit case



May 13, 1952 K. c. FERGUSON 2,596,331 l SEVERABLE MULTIPLE UNIT CASE Filed March 9, 1950 l l V z/ /4 zz Z, /4 Zz l L Patented May 13, 1952 SEVERABLE MULTIPLE UNIT CASE Kenneth C. Ferguson, Indianapolis, Ind., assigner to Inland Container Co Ind., a corporation rporation, Indianapolis,

Application March 9. 1950, Serial No. 148,634

, 4 Claims.

This invention relates to a divisible carton suitable for two-hand handling or suitable for single-hand handling when divided.

The chief object of the present invention is to form with a minimum of waste a divisible carton that can be handled as a unit or as twoindependent units.

Such a carton can be used for the retail sale of canned or bottled beer by the case or half case or by the wholesale trade for the sale of half or full cases of canned or bottled goods such as fruit juices, catsup, chili sauce, cocktail sauce. etc., for small stores and delicatessens.

The chief feature of the present invention resides in the formation of such a divisible carton from a single blank.

Other objects and features of the invention will be set forth more fully hereinafter.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawings and the following description and claims:

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a developed plan of a single blank utilized in the formation of a divisible carton embodying the invention, the carton illustrated being of the longitudinally divisible type.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of such divisible carton with the covers and cover flaps in open position, the view being taken looking toward the united or union end of the case.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken in the plane represented by line 3-3 of Fig. 2 and in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the box blank in knockdown ready for shipment.

Reference will iirst be had to Fig. 1 wherein the single -blank is illustrated. The paper board utilized may be any type that can be creased and folded. Such material may be of a corrugated paper board stock character.

In Fig. 1, I indicates a half bottom, II an exterior side crease hinged thereto at I2, I3 a cover or half lid crease hinged to said side at I 4. Crease hinged at I5 to the bottom IU is an interior side and partition I6.

Hinged at I1 and I8 to side II are half ends I9 and 20 respectively. Hinged to the top of each at 2| and 22 are the top flaps 23 and 24 respectively. Hinged to the bottom of each at 25 and 26 are the bottom ilaps 21 and 28 respectively. Hinged at 29 and 3U to the interior side I6 are the inner interlocking ends 3l and 32.

Ends I9 and 3l, see Fig. 3, lap each other while ends 20 and 32 lap each other. The latter have hand holes 33 and 34 respectively. `While the designated, it is to be noted, see Fig. 1, that adjacent ends 20 and I9 and adjacent cover flaps 24 and 23 are initially integral and have a hinge crease combined with a semi-perforated connection therebetween designated by numerals 35 and 36 respectively.

If desired, ends I 9 and 3| may also be provided with hand holes. In that event there are two hand holes at each end of the case and either diagonal pair is usable for full case two-hand handling. When the blank, however, is developed as shown in Fig. 1 there is butl one hand hole at each end of the case. When the two halves are erected as units and brought together in lapping relation, see Fig. 2, end I 9 remote from junction 35 and end 20 also remote therefrom are substantially coplanar and a tape strip 31, readily severable by a pen knife or easily pulled therefrom, may be adhesively connected thereto and bridge the separation at the unconnected side edges of the inner walls I6 which then are disposed .back to back in partition relation in the full case. l

When complete division is required, the tape is severed or pulled off and the two half-case units opened slightly in Y relation. Then a pen knife can readily sever semi-perforated preformed junction 35-36 or the junction can be destroyed by pulling the two halves apart. When so severed each half case is a complete entity and will not open up if previously the top flaps 23 and 24 have been turned inwardly and down over the `case and the halt covers have been glued downas by the use of silicate of soda after the case has been filled. When so severed or separated into half units each can be picked up by the hand hole end and carried by one end.

Since it appears desirable to describe how the container or divisible case is erected, reference is now had to Figs. 2. 3 and 4 for an illustration of such condition. Now referring to Fig. 4. the folded taped blank is arranged in tubular formation with the cover and cover flaps down or in other words with the case inverted. Then flaps 21 and 28 of one half case are turned in and side partition I6 is turned in with end portions 3I-32 lapping same. When portion Ill contacts or parallels inturned flaps 21 and 28, side partition IE stands perpendicular to bottom I0. Then end portions 3|-32, heretofore turned 180 for nesting, are turned back to overlie iiaps 21 and 28, respectively. and the half box is set up In Y rectangular in outline and but little 'stoek' of that rectangle is not utilized.

While the invention has been described in great detail in the drawings and illustrated and foregoing description, the same lis, to be considered.

as illustrative and not restrictive in character.

The several modifications described hereinas well as others which will readily suggest themselves to persons 'skilled this art, all are considered to be within the fbroad scope of. the invention, reference bei-ng had to the appended claims.,

The invention claimed is:

onefpiece divisible carton comprising a single `lrnlankhaving two halves integrally connectedtogether for a portion of said halves'and 'initially separable for the remaining portion of said Yhalveaeaclol half comprising Yintegral,se'riallyf.hinge'connectedhal-f top, exterior sideybottom and interior partition-side portion, inner `end flaps integral-,with and side edge. connected -to opposite' side edgesaoi1 the ,partition-side' portion,

exterior `ends integral with and side edgefconhg' nectedto opposite side edges; of the exterior. side portion,` cover fiapsaintegral with. 'and hinge foonnestedt toA the top. edges. of each. ofl said exterior ende. and. bottom flaps integral with and hinge connected. 'to' the; bottom edges of. each of said exterior ends, said bottomilap's and inner end flaps beingarranged, 'when` container formation, tolap each: other and be tra'ns'verselyl 'disposed or. interlocking purposes.

2. A one-piece divisible carton comprising single blank having two halves integrally connected together for a .portion of said halves and initially separable for the remaining portion of said halves, each half comprising integral serially hinge connected half top, exterior side, bottom and interior partition-side portion, inner end 'flaps integral with and side edge connedtd to opposite side edges of the partitionside portion, exterior ends integral with and side edge connected to opposite side edges of the exterior side portion, cover flaps. integral with and hinge connected to the top edges of each of said exterior ends, and bottom napspiintegral with and hinge connected to the lbtitton'iI edges of each of said exterior ends, the.exteriorl :endend the inner end nap at one side of each half'of the carton having handhelds formed 'therein' which register when the carton is emitted.

3. A one-piece divisible carton as set forth in claim 2 wherein the bottom flapsfand inner-end naps., when.V .in container formation, lap each other and are; transversely disposed'ror. usel-f- .locking purposes..

4. y.A:or.1e-piece= divisible cartonv .as set" forth-in claim 3 wherein an -adhesivevtape stripconnects the two halves opposite the integral connection betweer-rsaid-Ahalves H KENNEII-IC.- FERGUSQN', f

REFERENCES" Cliilfl'll')r Grecco regg-1 'Jctn .10,.- 1944 

